How can I connect a chemistry flame test lab to real life?
I did a flame test lab in chemistry a while back, and I have to connect it to real life. How do I do this? We simply noted down the colors of the flame with barium, strontium, calcium, lithium, sodium, potassium chloride.
Strontium and others are used to get the colors i fire works.
If soup is spilled on a gas stove, you see an orange flame- table salt, sodium.
Scientists use a similar method to identify elements in unknown compounds.
Fireplace crystals that are used to clean chimneys contain these salts for color.
You should have used copper chloride also, it gives a pretty blue-green.
Well:
That bright yellow you got from the Sodium is what you see in streetlamps. (Sodium vapor).
Barium & Strontium are popular for colored fireworks.
If you want to check if your water has a large amount of an element you can burn it I guess.